Chapter 1431: Are We Together? (5)

Xiao Rou was startled by Zhou Qi’s sudden words; she instinctively looked up at Zhou Qi but quickly avoided his gaze.

“I…I need to go back…”

“Is it me?”

Zhou Qi slightly lowered his head, and his voice wrapped around Xiao Rou’s ears, causing her entire body to tense up.

It was him, how could it not be him?

But… but… how could she say it?

Xiao Rou bit her lip tightly, and her hands were clenched.

Zhou Qi showed no sign of backing down; Xiao Rou didn’t speak, and he just stayed like that.

The atmosphere was tense; clearly, there were only two people here, yet Xiao Rou felt like countless eyes were watching her.

Forget it, forget it, the words are already out there, does it matter whether she acknowledges it or not?

Zhou Qi had already asked the question; evidently, he had sensed her feelings. Even if she remained silent or denied it, what was the point?

They couldn’t possibly be the same as before.

Xiao Rou closed her eyes briefly, summoned the courage to speak, but still lacked the courage to look at Zhou Qi.

“Yes”

The voice was very soft, with a hint of choking, yet in this quiet room, it was enough.

Zhou Qi’s fist, already tightly clenched, tightened a bit more; suddenly, he pounded the door panel, then grabbed her wrist firmly and pulled Xiao Rou into his embrace.

One hand clasping the back of her head, the other tightly squeezing her waist.

Zhou Qi was inherently taller and bigger than Xiao Rou, and with this, he enveloped her whole in his arms, holding her tightly.

Xiao Rou’s eyes widened; she didn’t know what had happened, her mind blank, her hands instinctively placed around Zhou Qi’s waist.

Just holding Xiao Rou, Zhou Qi didn’t make any further move; after a long time, he finally released her, but lowered his head, resting his forehead against hers.

His hands cupping her face, a smile at the corner of his lips.

Xiao Rou returned to her room from Zhou Qi’s after half an hour.

She walked dazedly to the bed and sat down like a puppet; nearly ten minutes passed before she started to regain her senses.

She reached out to touch her forehead, where Zhou Qi’s warmth seemed still lingering.

He kissed her, even if just on the forehead, but he really kissed her.

Xiao Rou wanted to cry and laugh; she didn’t know what words to use to describe her feelings now.

Zhou Qi hugged her, kissed her, and apparently said many things, yet Xiao Rou realized she couldn’t recall them at the moment.

Feeling lost and wooden, she took a shower, then lay in bed, her phone pinged.

She glanced at it; it was a message from Zhou Qi: [Good night, sweet dreams.]

Xiao Rou moved her lips; were they… in a relationship now?

Xiao Rou suddenly wanted to ask this aloud but feared it was a beautiful bubble that would pop once poked.

Were they really together? It felt so unreal.

With this surreal feeling, Xiao Rou didn’t know when she fell asleep; it must have been very late since she was awakened the next day by Xu Qingqing’s call.

Groggily picking up, hearing the voice on the other end, she suddenly jolted awake.

Hurriedly getting up for her morning routine, she opened the room door, only to see the man leaning against the opposite wall, arms crossed, smiling at her.

“Good morning, dear!”

Dear…dear?

Xiao Rou only felt the same bewildered, unreal feeling from last night return.